PMID- 34121520
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210715
LR  - 20210715
IS  - 1029-2454 (Electronic)
IS  - 0892-7014 (Linking)
VI  - 37
IP  - 4
DP  - 2021 Apr
TI  - Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing 
      anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine 
      renewable energy industry.
PG  - 433-451
LID - 10.1080/08927014.2021.1928091 [doi]
AB  - A novel system was developed to deploy settlement panels to monitor biofouling 
      growth in situ and evaluate antifouling coatings at depths representative of 
      operational conditions of full-scale marine renewable energy devices. Biofouling 
      loading, species diversity, and succession were assessed at depths ranging from 
      25-40 m at four tests sites in Orkney (UK) featuring extreme wave and tidal 
      current exposure to more sheltered conditions. Evaluations were carried out over 
      a period of 8 months with intermediate retrieval of samples after 3 months. Early 
      pioneer fouling communities, comprised of colonial hydroids, were succeeded by 
      tube-forming amphipods across sites while solitary tunicates dominated in greater 
      shelter. The highest biofouling loading was observed on high-density polyethylene 
      (HDPE) panels (6.17 kg m(-2)) compared with coated steel (3.34 kg m(-2)) panels 
      after 8 months. Distinct assemblages were present at exposed vs sheltered sites. 
      Better understanding of fouling and antifouling strategies may provide guidance 
      to more effectively manage biofouling impacts in this sector.
FAU - Want, Andrew
AU  - Want A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1626-3975
AD  - International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot Watt University Orkney Campus, 
      Robert Rendall Building-ORIC, Stromness, Scotland.
FAU - Bell, Michael C
AU  - Bell MC
AD  - International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot Watt University Orkney Campus, 
      Robert Rendall Building-ORIC, Stromness, Scotland.
FAU - Harris, Robert E
AU  - Harris RE
AD  - International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot Watt University Orkney Campus, 
      Robert Rendall Building-ORIC, Stromness, Scotland.
FAU - Hull, Mark Q
AU  - Hull MQ
AD  - International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot Watt University Orkney Campus, 
      Robert Rendall Building-ORIC, Stromness, Scotland.
FAU - Long, Caitlin R
AU  - Long CR
AD  - European Marine Energy Centre, Charles Clouston Building-ORIC, Stromness, 
      Scotland.
FAU - Porter, Joanne S
AU  - Porter JS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5878-3912
AD  - International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot Watt University Orkney Campus, 
      Robert Rendall Building-ORIC, Stromness, Scotland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20210614
PL  - England
TA  - Biofouling
JT  - Biofouling
JID - 9200331
SB  - IM
MH  - *Biofouling/prevention & control
MH  - Renewable Energy
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - biofouling
OT  - marine renewable energy
OT  - ocean energy
OT  - settlement panels
OT  - tidal
OT  - wave
EDAT- 2021/06/15 06:00
MHDA- 2021/07/16 06:00
CRDT- 2021/06/14 09:07
PHST- 2021/06/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/07/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/06/14 09:07 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/08927014.2021.1928091 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Biofouling. 2021 Apr;37(4):433-451. doi: 10.1080/08927014.2021.1928091. Epub 2021 
      Jun 14.